Robert T. Booth, Q.C.
Mr. Booth is a partner in the law firm Bennett Jones LLP, based in Calgary, Alberta, and has an extensive background in energy and natural resource law. He is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association. Mr. Booth obtained a BEng degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario in 1974, his LLB from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1977, and in 2009 obtained his ICDD certification from the Director Education Program at the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is a director of the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute and honorary counsel to the Conference of Defence Associations and CDA Institute. Mr. Booth has served as a director of the Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation and is a Past President of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada.
Loraine M. Charlton
Ms. Charlton is a Vice President of Lintus Resources Limited. She was Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Investors Petroleum Consultants Ltd., an oil and gas consulting and management company, from 1996 to 2005. Ms. Charlton holds a BComm in Finance, has completed the Certified Financial Planner Program through The Canadian Institute of Financial Planners, and in 2007 obtained her ICDD certification from the Director Education Program at The Institute of Corporate Directors. She is also a Director of CU Inc. and AKITA Drilling Ltd.
David A. Dodge, O.C., LL.D., F.R.S.C
Dr. Dodge is a Senior Advisor to Bennett Jones LLP. He has had a distinguished career in the federal public service, most recently as Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2001 to 2008. As Governor, he was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank. He has held senior positions in the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Anti-Inflation Board, the Department of Employment and Immigration and the Department of Finance. He was Deputy Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1997 and Deputy Minister of Health from 1998 to 2001.
Dr. Dodge received a BA (Econ., Hons.) from Queen's University, and a PhD in economics from Princeton. During his academic career he taught economics at Queen's University, the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, the University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University. Dr. Dodge has also served as Director of the International Economics Program of the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
He is currently Chancellor of Queen's University. Dr. Dodge serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and is Co-Chair of the Global Market Monitoring Group of the International Institute of Finance. He is a director of the Bank of Nova Scotia and of the C.D. Howe Institute. In 2011, Dr. Dodge was appointed to the United Arab Emirates Central Bank International Advisory Council.
Denis M. Ellard
Mr. Ellard is a Designated Audit Director for ATCO I-Tek Inc. He has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA with a major in Finance from the University of Alberta. Prior to his retirement in 2003, Mr. Ellard was Senior Vice President Business Development, ATCO Group. He held several other senior positions within the organization including Senior Vice President, Northwestern Utilities Limited, Senior Vice President, Canadian Utilities Limited and President, ATCO Singlepoint Ltd. Mr. Ellard has served in various capacities on several community and industry boards including the Alberta Economic Development Authority, the Alberta Capital Region United Way, and the Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation.
Linda A. Heathcott
Mrs. Heathcott is President & Chief Executive Officer of Spruce Meadows, an internationally recognized equestrian facility. A former professional equestrian rider, Mrs. Heathcott was a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team for nine years and competed in the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2006 Mrs. Heathcott was appointed Chairman of the Board of AKITA Drilling Ltd. Mrs. Heathcott also serves on the Board of Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd. In 2010 she received her ICDD certification from the Director Education Program at the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Robert J. Normand
Mr. Normand is President of Falaise Management Ltd., a private corporation providing financial and business consulting services. He retired from the position of President and CEO of Alberta Treasury Branches (ATB). During his six years in this role, he led ATB to record profitability and market share growth. Prior to joining ATB as Executive Vice-President Sales in 1996, he was employed by the Bank of Montreal for 26 years and held line and credit executive positions in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. Mr. Normand is Vice Chair of Travel Alberta and a director of ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. and the Workers' Compensation Board of Alberta. He is a past Chairman of the Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) Foundation. Mr. Normand is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers and holds a BA (Econ.) from Sir George Williams University and an MBA from Concordia University.
Robert Routs
Dr. Routs is a former Executive Director Downstream (Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading, Oil Products and Chemicals) and a former member of the Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc. His other responsibilities were Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading; Future Fuels & CO2; Europe, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding Nigeria). Dr. Routs joined Shell in The Netherlands in 1971 and worked for Shell Canada from 1978 until 1999, finally as President Oil Products. He then led Shell Global Solutions – the Group’s research and technical services group – before becoming Chief Executive Officer of the Equilon refining and marketing joint venture in the United States. Following the Group’s acquisition of Texaco’s interest, he became the Chief Executive Officer of Shell Oil Products US and President of Shell Oil Company in Houston. He became a Group Managing Director, joining the Committee of Managing Directors in 2003, and became Executive Director Downstream in October 2004. Dr. Routs was the Chairman of the Shell Canada Board meetings until mid 2007.
Dr. Routs graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Eindhoven in The Netherlands, where he also obtained a PhD in Technical Sciences.
Dr. Routs is Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of AEGON N.V. and Royal DSM N.V., Vice Chair of Royal KPN N.V., and a director of A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S and UPM - Kymmene Corporation. Futhermore, he is an emeritus member of the International Advisory Council to the Economic Development Board of Singapore.
James W. Simpson
Mr. Simpson is Lead Director for the Board of Canadian Utilities Limited and a director of ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. Mr. Simpson, former President of Chevron Canada Resources, retired after a career with Chevron Corporation that spanned 30 years. Some of his key management assignments included General Manager Research Services at the laboratory in Los Angeles; General Manager of the Executive Staff in San Ramon, California; Managing Director of New Ventures in the international upstream company and Vice President of Middle East and North Africa in the Business Development Group. He is former Chairman of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and has been active in the United Way and the World Petroleum Congress. Mr. Simpson is Deputy Chair of CU Inc. and a Director of Suncor Energy Inc.
In addition to her role as President & Chief Executive Officer, Nancy serves as Deputy Chair for ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited. Nancy Southern was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer, ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited, on January 1, 2003. Previously she had been Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since January 2000, Deputy Chief Executive Officer since May 1998 and Deputy Chairman since January 1996 of ATCO Group. She has been a Director of the Corporation since 1990. Ms. Southern has full responsibility for strategic direction and the operations of the Corporation, reporting to the Board of Directors. She is currently a Director of ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited and serves on the Boards of all the ATCO Group subsidiary companies. She is also a Director of AKITA Drilling Ltd., CU Inc. and Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd.
Ms. Southern is a member of The Business Council, a US-based association of Chief Executive Officers representing a broad range of global businesses, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives whose membership is comprised of Canadian-based Chief Executive Officers, also representing a broad range of industries, and is a Canadian member of the Trilateral Commission.
Ronald D. Southern, C.B.E., C.C., LL.D.
Ron Southern is Chairman of the Board of ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited. Together with his late father, S.D. Southern, Mr. Southern co-founded ATCO Group in 1947. Mr. Southern also serves as a Director of AKITA Drilling Ltd., Chairman of Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd. and is a Canadian member of the Trilateral Commission. Some of Mr. Southern's many distinctions include: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1995; Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau, 2006; and Companion of the Order of Canada, 2007.
Mr. Southern is a recipient of many awards including the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award, 1990; induction into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, 1995; recognized as Canadian CEO of the Year, 1996; Holland Trade Award from the Government of the Netherlands and in 2007, induction into the Canadian Manufacturing hall of Fame.
Roger J. Urwin, C.B.E.
Dr. Urwin has worked in gas, electric and telecom utilities throughout his career. He retired at the end of 2006 as Group Chief Executive of National Grid Group plc, an international gas and electric utility. Dr. Urwin played a key role in establishing the company's international strategy and its successful expansion into the U.S., creating one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the world. He was Managing Director and Chief Executive of London Electricity from 1990 to 1995, and was a director and Chairman of Alfred McAlpine plc, a UK-based support services company, from 2006 until its acquisition by Carillion plc in 2008.
Dr. Urwin is a director of CU Inc., a non-executive director of Utilico Limited, and a special advisor to Global Infrastructure Partners, an international infrastructure investment fund. He is a Commander of the order of the British Empire.
Charles W. Wilson
Mr. Wilson is the Lead Director of ATCO Ltd. and ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Canada from 1993 to 1999, Executive Vice President U.S. Downstream Oil and Chemical of Shell Oil Company from 1988 to 1993, Vice President U.S. Refining and Marketing of Shell Oil Company and held various positions in the domestic and international natural resource operations of Shell prior to 1988. Mr. Wilson holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and an M.Sc. in Engineering. He is a director of AKITA Drilling Ltd. and in 2010 retired as a director from the Boards of Talisman Energy Inc. and Big Rock Brewery Income Trust.